Sir John Thursby Community College
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Lancashire
Eastern Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2AT
54
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 25/04/2023
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.6%
26.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,121
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,125 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
200 of 243 families who put it first got an offer
222
Places offered
499
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 243 | 200 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 110 | 19 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 144 | 3 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 499 | 222 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Matt Renshaw
- Address
- Eastern Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2AT
- Phone
- 01282682313
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Lanehead · Burnley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 134996
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 71% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,121 pupils · 1,125 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
25 April 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 20
22 January 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,154 pupils
Attendance
91.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.29 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.53 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 50.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 78.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.84 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 217 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 215 | 9% | 36% | 56% | |
| English Language | 214 | 12% | 41% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 213 | 13% | 50% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 165 | 4% | 19% | 38% | |
| History | 110 | 15% | 38% | 52% | |
| Geography | 92 | 8% | 26% | 39% | |
| French | 82 | 6% | 26% | 38% | |
| German | 63 | 5% | 25% | 51% | |
| Religious Studies | 62 | 26% | 66% | 85% | |
| Biology | 50 | 28% | 76% | 94% | |
| Physics | 50 | 12% | 68% | 82% | |
| Chemistry | 50 | 22% | 72% | 94% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.